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Teelöffel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dessertspoon noun A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
  • teaspoon noun A small spoon used for stirring drinks or eating small amounts of food.

Senses

Teelöffel is used for these senses in English:

  • dessertspoon (rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

dessertspoon — full definition

  1. noun A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately ten millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
  2. noun More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.
  3. noun An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.

teaspoon — full definition

  1. noun A small spoon used for stirring drinks or eating small amounts of food.
  2. noun A unit of measurement in cooking, roughly 5 millilitres.

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